Grapefruit League record (though it's essentially meaningless): 3-4
Starters today are: RHP Bud Norris vs. RHP Chris Carpenter and RHP Felipe Paulino vs. RHP Scott Olsen
When I hear about lineups, we'll post them here.
You can listen and watch the Cardinals game here, while listening to the Nationals broadcast on 740 KTRH.
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Watching on MLB.TV
OremLK - March 13, 2010
why is my feed always skippy?
Timothy De Block - March 13, 2010
Cardinals announcers criticizing Bourns contact/Matsui's walk rate
OremLK - March 13, 2010
Towles HBP
OremLK - March 13, 2010
Looked almost Biggio-like… was a slow breaking ball, Towles just turned his back and leaned into it.
OremLK - March 13, 2010
Michaels gets on second with an error on Schumaker, dying quail type ball.
OremLK - March 13, 2010
Sullivan strikes out
Middle of the first, all nothing.
OremLK - March 13, 2010
Paulino rocking a little facial hair
Looks better. Older.
OremLK - March 13, 2010
Pujols and Rasmus with singles
Both good, well-located fastballs, though. First and second with two outs.
OremLK - March 13, 2010
Flyout to Bourn
Inning over, Paulino out of trouble.
OremLK - March 13, 2010
Johnson singles
Hard hit groundball into the hole.
OremLK - March 13, 2010
Chris Shelton two-run homer
Out into center, over 400’
OremLK - March 13, 2010
2-0 Astros
OremLK - March 13, 2010
Inning over, Ramirez stranded on second. Still 2-0.
OremLK - March 13, 2010
In the Nationals game
Bud Norris made it through the first inning stranding two Nationals runners..
Jason Bourgeois tripel to open the Astros half of the inning, scoring on a double (almost an inside the park homer).
Aatros lead 1-0 after one
Joe in Birmingham - March 13, 2010
So far so good, then!
OremLK - March 13, 2010
Geoge H W and Barbara Bush in attendance (free tickets)
and the Mosbachers with them
Joe in Birmingham - March 13, 2010
Second Inning versus the Nationals
Bud Norris pitching
Castro catching
Pence in right, Bourgeois in center, Carlos Lee in left
Keppinger is playing – not sure where (Second maybe)
Ditto Blum (First?)
Nationals shortstop doubled and was stranded at second.
Feliz playing third. Quintero must be the DH.
Joe in Birmingham - March 13, 2010
Astros half of the second
Feliz singled to start the inning.
Castro called out on strikes.
H. Quintero pop out
Maysonet playing second (Keppinger must be the shortstop)
Maysonet flies tro right,
Wind is a factor today.
Feliz stranded at second.
Astros lead 1-0 after two
Joe in Birmingham - March 13, 2010
Paulino looking good against Cardinals
No runs so far, middle of the second, 2-0 Astros. Had a brief period of control issues at the beginning of the second, but righted the ship after one walk.
Cardinals announcers are being more fair to Felipe than our own radio guys—they said he had a good ratio of strikeouts/walks but allowed a lot of hits.
OremLK - March 13, 2010
Michaels doubles on a hard hit groundball into the gap. Don’t see that too often.
OremLK - March 13, 2010
Now they’re bitching about Carpenter or Wainwright not winning the CY over Lincecum. “Mind-boggling”, they say. Silly.
Inning over, two men stranded, 2-0 ’stros.
OremLK - March 13, 2010
Lincecum and Javy Vasquez had to be the top two easily. I’m not sure what they’re complaining about, really.
OremLK - March 13, 2010
They were all deserving .
You could say Wainwright and Carpenter split votes. My memory is faint, but I think I would have voted Lincecum.
Joe in Birmingham - March 13, 2010
They all had great years, no doubt, but the Cardinals announcers were acting like it was ludicrous that Wainwright or Carpenter didn’t win it, citing ERA, W/L. Looking at xFIP, K/BB, etc, Lincecum and Vasquez were the hands down best.
OremLK - March 13, 2010
UH Cougars going to Big Dance
They beat UTEP today to win the conference tournament
Joe in Birmingham - March 13, 2010
Wesley Wright in to pitch in the Cards game
OremLK - March 13, 2010
Catches a LD comebacker to retire Schumaker(?)
OremLK - March 13, 2010
Pujols doubles, Wright strikes out next better, gets out of the inning. Still 2-0.
OremLK - March 13, 2010
Bud Norris makes bad pitch on 0-2 count
Ryan Zimmerman’s homerun ties up the game.
Norris walked the next batter.
Joe in Birmingham - March 13, 2010
Listening on the radio, I guess? Wonder whether it was actually a bad pitch or whether the radio announcers just assume it was because it was a HR.
OremLK - March 13, 2010
Norris missing target
Control lost. Q asking for outside pitches and Norris pitches going inside.
After Norris going 2-0 on Willingham, Willingham doubles home Zimmerman.
Nationals up 2-1.
P.S. – Nationals are 0-8 in Spring Training.
Pitching coach to the mound.
Joe in Birmingham - March 13, 2010
Ouch.
OremLK - March 13, 2010
Didn't Norris comment on having a lot more movement on his FB this year?
I could have sworn I saw or read an interview where Norris said he has much more movement on his 2 seam this year for some reason. Maybe Arnie has something to do with that.
Anyway, I think Norris is glad about the movement but is having trouble controlling it.
baggs - March 13, 2010
Cardinals game: Manzella doubles into center
Over Colby Rasmus’ head.
OremLK - March 13, 2010
Keep in mind the wind is blowing out hard, however.
OremLK - March 13, 2010
Hard Wind in Kissimmee too
Fly balls are an adventure
Joe in Birmingham - March 13, 2010
Don't know why...
But angels in the outfield comes to mind
baggs - March 13, 2010
Lugo makes a spectacular play to snatch a liner over short and rob Manzella of a single and an RBI.
OremLK - March 13, 2010
Erm, Matsui that is.
Not Manzella (who was on third).
OremLK - March 13, 2010
Hunter Pence doubled
As Drayton and Milo chat.
Lee flies to left to strand Pence
Joe in Birmingham - March 13, 2010
Wright allows a soler homer to Ryan Ludwick to lead off the 4th
OremLK - March 13, 2010
Decent pitch, down and away fastball, Ludwick just went down and got it.
OremLK - March 13, 2010
Now fly ball doubles by Yady Molina and Lugo. Wind seems to be really helping out the hitters today. 2-2, nobody out.
OremLK - March 13, 2010
Error on Johnson, runners at the corners.
OremLK - March 13, 2010
Now wright in big trouble… walks the bases loaded, still nobody out.
OremLK - March 13, 2010
Arnsberg out to chat.
OremLK - March 13, 2010
Oh, not Arnsberg, my mistake, he’s at the other game.
OremLK - March 13, 2010
I wondered how he could be two places at the same time
Joe in Birmingham - March 13, 2010
It was Hooten
OremLK - March 13, 2010
Wright seems to be having some control problems.
OremLK - March 13, 2010
Manzella makes a spectacular play to save two runs, jumps and stabs line drive
OremLK - March 13, 2010
so manzella and sutil have impressed on defense so far?
i like, i like.
Evan Hochschild - March 13, 2010
so far this spring so far
not in this game. just wanted to clarify
Evan Hochschild - March 13, 2010
Yep!
OremLK - March 13, 2010
disregard my use of "so far" twice
today is not my day
Evan Hochschild - March 13, 2010
Lindstrom pitching in the fourth
Maysonet makes nice play to end the inning. No score for Nationals.
Drayton talking about Billy Wagner (interesting )
Joe in Birmingham - March 13, 2010
Drayton says we're almost a year and a half into the recession
Someone tell Drayton it’s almost three years in now
Joe in Birmingham - March 13, 2010
Chia-Jen Lo coming into the Cards game
One out, bases loaded, score 2-2.
OremLK - March 13, 2010
What a spot to enter!
Let’s hope he’s not facing Pujols.
Joe in Birmingham - March 13, 2010
He will if he doesn’t get a double play ball. Felipe Lopez then Pujols, I think.
OremLK - March 13, 2010
Lopez flies out, one run home, 3-2 Cardinals.
OremLK - March 13, 2010
Don’t know what breaking pitch that was, but it was IMPRESSIVE. Any other batter would have swung, probably—hard and dove into the dirt at the last second. Walks Pujols, though, to load them up again.
OremLK - March 13, 2010
Lo barely misses on a 3-2 fastball to walk in a run.
OremLK - March 13, 2010
Lo finally gets out of it with a flyout on Ludwick. Doesn’t allow any runs of his own, but allows two more charged to Wright for a 4-run frame.
Cardinals announcers must not have the book on Lo, calling him a “control pitcher”. Um, no, he’s a power pitcher, guys.
OremLK - March 13, 2010
Drayton has something against Stanford
not sure what
Joe in Birmingham - March 13, 2010
one of his radio guys is from Stanford.
clack - March 13, 2010
Ryan Zimmerman stole second
Went to third on wild pitch
Tommy Castro almost threw him out at both bases.
Joe in Birmingham - March 13, 2010
Zimmerman Scored on grounder to second
3-1 Nationals .
Nats still batting
Joe in Birmingham - March 13, 2010
4-2 Cardinals, heading into the fifth
OremLK - March 13, 2010
Nats score again
4-1
Joe in Birmingham - March 13, 2010
Sporting News Evaluates the Astros
Offense: D.
Pitching: D. .
Bench: C.
Manager: C. An incomplete might be more accurate,
Sporting News prediction: With lingering questions about both the offense and the pitching staff, Houston is unlikely to improve upon its fifth-place finish from last season.
Complete article: http://www.sportingnews.com/mlb/article/2010-03-12/houston-astros-2010-preview
Joe in Birmingham - March 13, 2010
Accurate on the offense, probably, but I think the pitching is at least a C, maybe better, and I guess they’re not factoring in defense?
OremLK - March 13, 2010
Towles on third
With either a double and an error or a triple. Well-struck ball very deep to center, almost a HR.
OremLK - March 13, 2010
Sullivan hits a dying quail single, maybe an error. Towles home. 3-4 Cardinals.
OremLK - March 13, 2010
Sullivan saved from a caught stealing by a balk on Cardinals pitcher. Man on second, 1 out.
OremLK - March 13, 2010
Johnson strikes out, Shelton pops out, inning over still 3-4 Cards.
OremLK - March 13, 2010
I’m having difficulty getting mlb radio audio. I get a continual message of “connecting”
clack - March 13, 2010
Start the process over.
I’m getting the Nationals game clearly
Joe in Birmingham - March 13, 2010
I tried that on Cardinals-Astros’ game to no use. I changed the audio to Nats’ game, and it came in.
clack - March 13, 2010
Wind benefits Astros against Nationals (but Astros don't take advantage)
Keppinger doubled.
Duncan at first misjudged a foul Pop to let Pence continue an at-bat, where he walked.
Carlos Lee flied to center, but center fielder dropped the ball to load the bases.
The Nationals get the next two batters to end the inning without Astros scoring
Joe in Birmingham - March 13, 2010
Nats had some kind of horrific ERA going into today’s game (something like 27.0 ERA).
clack - March 13, 2010
Lo back in to pitch another frame in Cardinals game
OremLK - March 13, 2010
Another dying quail ball results in a single… wind and sun are messing the fielders up badly today.
OremLK - March 13, 2010
Lugo with a two-run homer, now 6-3 Cardinals.
OremLK - March 13, 2010
Another double, one out and a man on second. Lo displaying very little ability to locate his fastball. The breaking ball was better than I expected, but he didn’t use it much, and I’m not sure he can throw it for strikes.
Lo is being pulled now.
OremLK - March 13, 2010
Majewski in to pitch, and now another double. 7-3 Cards.
OremLK - March 13, 2010
Manzella charges a slow groundball and makes a nice play to get the out at first. Two away.
OremLK - March 13, 2010
Majewski gets us out of the frame quickly with a couple groundball outs, but allows a double and another run charged to Lo.
OremLK - March 13, 2010
Chris Sampson pitching in the Nationals game
3 straight hits (quips Milo “He shouldn’t have gotten that haircut”)
Bourgeois makes tumbling catch in center
Nationals score – 5-1
Castro nails runner at second.
Sampson gets strikeout to end the inning
Joe in Birmingham - March 13, 2010
Milo: “Maysonet with BIG TIME HIT.”
Maysonet doubled home two runs.
clack - March 13, 2010
Castro walked, Q singled, Maysonet doubled
Castro and Qunitero scored
5-3
no outs
Joe in Birmingham - March 13, 2010
Maysonet with bad base running….easily thrown out at 3d base, making the dreaded first out.
clack - March 13, 2010
Manzella with another double
Into the gap, that would be a double in any park. Well hit ball.
OremLK - March 13, 2010
Ramirez walks, two on and nobody out.
OremLK - March 13, 2010
Tommy, keep it up and prove me wrong.
clack - March 13, 2010
Bourn continues his slow Spring, striking out for the second time today. 0-3
OremLK - March 13, 2010
is there a point at which we should become nervous about Bourn? I don’t think we’re there yet, but I really would like to see him get off the snide.
clack - March 13, 2010
He looks a little lost out there so far. Lots of time to fix things, but he looks passive at the plate, not making a lot of contact, frustrated when he swings and misses.
OremLK - March 13, 2010
As I recall...
Jeff Bagwell had a couple really slow springs. Of course, he was also a notorious slow starter in April anyways. However, I think there were a couple of times when he hit like .158 in spring and had a big start to the season. I guess I’m saying I’m not worried yet. After all, this isn’t because teams have started pitching him differently. At least, not yet.
David Coleman - March 13, 2010
Esposito comes in to bat, strikes out. Looks indecisive at the plate, getting called on two swinging strikes while trying to check. Top of the inning over, no runs come in off the Manzella double/Ramirez walk.
OremLK - March 13, 2010
Jason Bourgeois
has been impressive today.
I don’t much about him, but he might be a good addition .
Joe in Birmingham - March 13, 2010
Brewers’ fans really liked him when he was called last year. Ol’ Pete mentions him on occasion..as due the BrewCrew commenters.
clack - March 13, 2010
Ryan Zimmerman doubled
He’s a one-man show
Joe in Birmingham - March 13, 2010
Nationals have runners on the corners; One out
Shuck playing center for the Astros; Cash catching Loux pitching
DOUBLE PLAY (6-4-3)
Joe in Birmingham - March 13, 2010
Majewski strands a runner on third
Off a groundball double. Three groundball outs. Still 7-3 Cards.
Majewski looks pretty good. Lots of movement on everything he throws, but he does seem to have a little trouble repeating his mechanics, as he threw at least one pitch well outside the zone on every batter.
OremLK - March 13, 2010
Blum ties the game up against the Nats. I was listening closely, but I heard that T.J. Steele has also scored in this inning.
clack - March 13, 2010
Romero in to bat
Singles after a good at bat, lots of contact on pitches inside the zone and finally drops a 2-2 pitch into right field.
OremLK - March 13, 2010
Drew Locke comes in and immediately crushes the first pitch for a two-run homer. 7-5 Cardinals.
OremLK - March 13, 2010
This was off Ryan Franklin, by the way.
OremLK - March 13, 2010
Nice!
clack - March 13, 2010
he may well be the best candidate for the 5th outfielder position. he is a switch hitter and can hit lefthanded. he has a pretty good minor league record, and has a little ML experience and is only 25 years old.
clack - March 13, 2010
i couldn't agree more
i’ve thought that since chone came out with their projections…he’s everything you say he is and offers some degree of upside.
Evan Hochschild - March 13, 2010
At the same time, he doesn’t have as much defensive versatility as you’d like in a fifth outfielder.
With Michaels also limited in his outfield positioning, it’d leave the Astros weak if Bourn has to come out of the game.
David Coleman - March 13, 2010
In AAA, he played more games in CF than any other position. In every D-Backs AAA season, he played all three outfield positions. He isn’t Michael Bourn on defense, but other than Y. Ramirez, who do the Astros have who approaches Bourn’s defensive skill?. I haven’t seen Romero play, but my hunch is that he as good an outfielder defensively as Cory Sullivan.
clack - March 13, 2010
correction: make that “chances” in CF, rather than “games.” MinorLeagueBaseballSplits shows only chances and outs by position.
clack - March 13, 2010
That explains it
We were talking about different guys. I thought your comment referred to locke not romero. My bad
David Coleman - March 13, 2010 via mobile
an additional clarification, Sullivan is well below average as a CFer, according to UZR, and Romero is also below average in CF, according to Total Zone.
clack - March 13, 2010
Jason Bourgeois
I know very little about Jason Bourgeois; but he had a good game today in Centerfield against the Nationals. The radio guys at one point when Bourgeois made a run and tumble catch that he looked just like Micahel Bourn. (plus he a had a triple that should have been a inside the park homerun).
Joe in Birmingham - March 13, 2010
Yeah, he has to be up there. Sutil came in and grounded out. Middle of the 7th, Cardinals coming up to bat.
OremLK - March 13, 2010
Astros Seventh
Hunter Pence infield single
CJ Steele running for Hunter
Barnes (Who?) (Leftfield) doubled
Steele Scored
Blum singled.
Barnes scored to tie the game.
5-5
Koby Clemens pinch runs for Blum.
Pedro Feliz on 3-2 pitch singled (or an error on short?)- called an error – Clemens to third.
Still no outs.
Navarro pinch running for Feliz
Kevin Cash (Catcher)
Weird play – Koby goes home on suicide bunt – only Cash missed the sign and swung for the fences – in fact the ball hits the fence. Clemens scored.
Pitching change – No Outs
Astros lead 6-5
Joe in Birmingham - March 13, 2010
Barnes???
Wow. Can someone educate me on who this Navarro guy is?
Evan Hochschild - March 13, 2010
I don’t know about Barnes. Navarro is a shortstop of the AAAA variety out of the Mariners’ system. He isn’t that old (26, if I recall) and reportedly is a decent defensive player. Not so good a reputation as a hitter. I am guessing he plays 2d base for RR this year.
clack - March 13, 2010
so, essentially
Jose Vallejo, 2.0? As far as being a AAAA type?
Evan Hochschild - March 13, 2010
maybe. I am assuming Sutil plays shortstop at RR, and that would mean Navarro would take Vallejo’s place (since he was likely to be the AAA second baseman). Navarro’s future (if he has one) is probably a utility infielder.
clack - March 13, 2010
Brandon Barnes
An ex-football player, he spent two seasons in Lexington before finally moving up to High A last season. He actually hit really well in limited playing time (291 PA) before moving up for a cup of coffee in Double-A. I was really down on him two years ago, but he made some solid steps in 2009. If he can hit in Corpus this season, he’s got some upside, I think.
David Coleman - March 13, 2010
Astros have taken lead…Koby Clemens scored. Feliz had a big hit off the shortstop’s glove which was reversed to an error call—-with Milo and radio guy calling it a grave injustice.
clack - March 13, 2010
Trinidad Polin in to pitch in the Cardinals game
OremLK - March 13, 2010
*Polin Trinidad
OremLK - March 13, 2010
Shouldn’t just listen to the Cardinals announcers and type without thinking. :)
OremLK - March 13, 2010
Strikes out the first batter, Cards announcers praising his “live arm”. Heh. So Lo is a control pitcher and Trinidad has a live arm.
OremLK - March 13, 2010
that’s funny.
clack - March 13, 2010
1-2-3 inning for Trinidad. Looked pretty good, good location and movement. Strikeout, groundout, flyout to center.
OremLK - March 13, 2010
7-5 Astros as another Astro gets a hit
out one
I’m losing track of the action
Kata batting
Joe in Birmingham - March 13, 2010
The Astros still have Kata?
clack - March 13, 2010
26000 fans for a spring training game
The place to be
Joe in Birmingham - March 13, 2010
wow.
clack - March 13, 2010
This Cardinals stadium is sold out too, apparently went deep into standing room, but not with nearly that capacity. Only 7,000+ fans.
OremLK - March 13, 2010
Astros seventh ends
7-5
Scorer reverses call and gives Feliz a hit.
Joe in Birmingham - March 13, 2010
injustice corrected, I guess.
clack - March 13, 2010
Astros minor leaguers take the field
All those pinch runners stay in the game.
Bazardo pitching
First batter singled
Joe in Birmingham - March 13, 2010
Trainer, manager and pitching coach to visit Bazardo
Bazardo leaves the game – unknown injury
Joe in Birmingham - March 13, 2010
Gervacio new pitcher
Joe in Birmingham - March 13, 2010
I haven’t been following the action that closely because I’ve been reading Joe Posnanski’s essay on Pedro Feliz. It’s rather long because it’s a take off from Bill James’ recent essay on RBI hitters (which has drawn a lot of discussion at the Book blog). Part of this is painful, because Joe is pointing out legitimate criticisms about Feliz, which I know are true. And I think he is pointing to a weakness of the Astros’ front office’s decision criteria with respect to RBIs and clutch hitting—-something I mentioned in a comment here a few weeks ago. Basically, James said that adding a big RBI hitter to bad team will make the bad team worse. I think the gist is that bad teams need players with good OBP a lot more than they need a low-batting average player who can drive in runs.
clack - March 13, 2010
I guess we better hope Matsui, Towles/Castro, and Manzella wind up having high-OBP years.
OremLK - March 13, 2010
Error stolen base Wild pitch dropped ball
Nats score
Joe in Birmingham - March 13, 2010
Cardinals announcers mixed up
They’re saying Paulino is the new pitcher, which of course he’s not since he’s already done for the day.
It’s actually Villar. He allows a double and hits the next batter with a pitch.
OremLK - March 13, 2010
Villar is very, very tall.
OremLK - March 13, 2010
Arnsberg must really like Villar and Abad, since Wade said he would have to wrestle the two pitchers away from Arnsberg in order to get them assigned to the minor league camp.
clack - March 13, 2010
Yeah, that’s what I was thinking too.
OremLK - March 13, 2010
Maybe they’ll come up later in the year.
OremLK - March 13, 2010
Wild pitch, another run scores. 8-5 Cardinals, one out.
OremLK - March 13, 2010
Villar recovers with a popout and a strikeout to end the inning.
OremLK - March 13, 2010
Since you're watching the Cardinals game...
Milo reported something curious about the Cardinals’ game…they said Paulino pitched two innings, left the game, and then worked in the bullpen because he hadn’t thrown enough pitches. That seems odd. Any thoughts?
clack - March 13, 2010
He looked good except for a short stretch where he got a little wild. No strikeouts, if I remember right, but only one walk and no runs allowed. I was puzzled that they didn’t let him pitch a third inning.
OremLK - March 13, 2010
Astros 8th in Nationals Game
Steele out
Barnes singled
Clemens struck out
Navarro flied out
Inning over – no score
Joe in Birmingham - March 13, 2010
Romero grounds out
Drew Locke (I think) back in to bat.
OremLK - March 13, 2010
Strikes out looking on a 3-2 pitch… looked like a ball, I don’t blame him.
OremLK - March 13, 2010
Chris Johnson flies out deep to center. Game over. Astros 5, Cardinals 8.
OremLK - March 13, 2010
Gervacio back out for the ninth
Somebody from the minor league camp was hustled into the bullpen just in case
Joe in Birmingham - March 13, 2010
First batter walked on four pitches
Joe in Birmingham - March 13, 2010
Eric Bruntlett doubled
Runners on second and Third . No outs
Joe in Birmingham - March 13, 2010
Bruntlett coming back to haunt Astros…doubles and runners end up 2d and 3d no outs. Gervacio not doing so good now.
clack - March 13, 2010
Nationals tie the game on a grounder to second
Joe in Birmingham - March 13, 2010
7-7 in the middle of the ninth
Let’s go Astros
Joe in Birmingham - March 13, 2010
Kevin Cash
on a 3-2 count
(injury report on Bazardo – shoulder tightness)
Cash out someway
Joe in Birmingham - March 13, 2010
Humberto Quintero
on 3-2 count
walked
Joe in Birmingham - March 13, 2010
can we get a pinch run for Quintero? As I say that, they answer on the radio: no players available, even from the minor league camp.
clack - March 13, 2010
Kata with a hit.
clack - March 13, 2010
Quintero scored from first on a double earlier in the game
(and just scored on a looping single to win the game )
He lost weight over the winter – must have made him faster – or gave him endurance
Joe in Birmingham - March 13, 2010
and Quintero is NOT even the player of the Game
Radio guys interview Bud Norris.
Joe in Birmingham - March 13, 2010
Matt Kata
singled to left center field.
Q to second
Joe in Birmingham - March 13, 2010
Jack Shuck
Looping liner
Q Scored from second to WIN the game
Joe in Birmingham - March 13, 2010
Shuck drives in the run!! They youngster will get some attention for that. There was a play at the plate, but Q somehow made it there.
Astros win.
clack - March 13, 2010
ASTROS win one, lose one
Beat Nationals
Lost to Cardinals
Joe in Birmingham - March 13, 2010
KTRH web site
By the way, the article links to the KTRH web site for live streaming audio. However, KTRH and KBME have been blocking the MLB games on their live streaming audio.
clack - March 13, 2010
IIINNNNteresting…I’ve just been listening on Gameday Audio; and linking to the local stations b/c I assumed they’d stream the games too. Thanks for the heads-up. I’ll just mention the local station carrying the game in Houston from now on.
David Coleman - March 13, 2010
And...Nats stay winless in the spring.
clack - March 13, 2010
Thank goodness for that
That’s 2 of the Astros five wins
Joe in Birmingham - March 13, 2010
Yikes. Um, Bud?
If you’re not having any physical problems… why are you making such a big deal about being healthy?
Somebody tell me I’m reading too much into this?
http://brianmctaggart.mlblogs.com/archives/2010/03/day-21-recap-astros-split-a-pair-of-games.html
OremLK - March 13, 2010
Yes, it’s a bit odd, but I going to go with “reading too much into it.” Norris did end up last season with a sore arm, so it’s natural that he would be focused on staying healthy this spring.
clack - March 13, 2010
maybe a premature assessment
but it looks like the Astros will have players at Round Rock ready and able to contribute when needed at the MLB level during the season.
Joe in Birmingham - March 13, 2010
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